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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harry begin to do every night before work in Part 2, Chapter 7?
(a) Talk on the phone.
(b) Play football.
(c) Pray.
(d) Build his inventions.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Harry's friend urge him to do?
(a) Join the military.
(b) Write a book.
(c) Start a business.
(d) Leave his family.

3. What does Colin see his father do when he follows him to the park in Part 2, Chapter 6?
(a) Buy a gun.
(b) Beat up another man.
(c) March with other men.
(d) Steal money.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 5, how long is Colin's mother in the hospital?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Four months.
(d) A month.

5. At the seashore, how does Colin first react to the water?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He is fearful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Savilles walk for an hour every Sunday?

2. Why does Harry creosote the timbers for his bomb shelter?

3. What motivates Harry to create more inventions?

4. When does Harry start building the bomb shelter?

5. Where does Colin stay when his mother is in the hospital in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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